Comb



Patented Aug. 14, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT-*lorries MB lAugust L. voignc, Berea, ohio Application October 2, 1947, Serial No. 777,453

1 Claim. (Cl. 132-24) This invention relates to a new and improved comb and particularly to a comb used to form a roll of hair upon a womans head.

An object of the invention is to provide a comb for forming a roll of hair upon a womans head and which is enicient in use and easy to apply and remove.

Another object is to provide a comb as specified in the above object and which when applied is hidden from View by the roll of hair it forms.

A further object is to provide a comb as above referred to and which has improved and novel means for holding itself in applied position in the roll of hair.

A still further object is to provide a comb as above referred to and which when applied does not become ensnarled in the hair and can be readily removed.

A still further object is to provide a comb as above specined and which during application can be straightened to facilitate the operation and after it has been fully applied and the user releases his grasp upon the opposite ends of the comb the latter will automatically conform to the shape of the users head.

Further and additional objects and advantages not hereinbefore referred to will become appar'- ent during the detailed description which is to follow.

The invention contemplates a comb having a body or strip portion from which extends a series of straight teeth while said strip has integrally formed therewith a cylindrical portion or portions projecting laterally of the strip and if two such portions are employed they are located preferably adjacent the opposite ends of the strip. The cylindrical portion or portions function to form a roll of hair upon the side of a womans head or a roll of hair on the back of the head generally referred to as a chignon The series of straight teeth function to retain the comb in the hair after the rollhas been formed.

In forming the roll the hair does not extend interiorly of the cylindrical portion or portions but rolls around the exteriorof said portion or portions. Therefore the comb may be readily removed when desired since no part of the comb is ensnarled in the hair, it being understood that the straight teeth can be readily withdrawn from the hair. Preferably the straightk teeth adjacent the opposite ends of the body strip are more closely spaced together than .are the teeth intermediate the ends of the body strip. This further facilitates the insertion and withdrawal of the comb sincethe hair wrapped around the thin body strip might bind or snarl if the teeth intermediate the cylindrical portions were closely spaced.

The comb is so constructed that it will be entirely hidden from view when applied by the roll of hair surrounding the cylindrical portion or portions and by the relatively straight hair in which the straight retaining teeth are located.

`The comb may be conveniently formed from suitable material such as plastic and it is proposed to embed in the cylindrical portions, at least on combs designed for use on the rear of the head, a curved metal spring, whereby the user in applying the comb can by grasping -and moving its opposite ends straighten the comb and then upon releasing said opposite ends the comb will conform to the shape of the users head.

Referring to the accompanying drawing illustrating lan embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a top plan View of the comb, its normal configuration being indicated by full lines and its straightened configuration being indicated by dot and dash lines.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the comb.

Fig. 3 is a vdiagrammatic illustration of the initial position of the comb in using it to form a roll of hair.

Figs. 4 and 5 are diagrammatic illustrations of two intermediate positions of the comb during its use to form a roll of hair, and

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic illustration of the nal position of the comb after the roll of hairv has been formed and the comb completely ap plied to the head.

The comb comprises a body or strip le which may be straight or curved depending upon. Whether the roll to be formed by the comb is on the side or on the back of the head. The comb illustrated, for purposes of explanation, is a curved comb and is suitable for forming a chignonV upon a womans head. In the curved. form of comb a curved metal spring strip Il preferably is embedded inthe cylindrical portions at the opposite ends of the strip and ex tends therebetween above the upper edge of thestrip, wherefore the user of the comb may straighten the comb as indicated by dot and dash lines in Fig. l in applying the comb to the hair and then when applied release the straightened comb to allow it to resume its curved configura-- tion and to conform to the shape of the head.

The body or strip I0 has depending from its lower 'edge a series oi' straight teeth I2 which.

are integral with the body or strip and have in a direction longitudinally of the strip the same curvature as the body or strip. The series of straight teeth I2 may be designated as retaining teeth and if desired could be in the form of what is known in the art as gripper teeth. It will be noted that the straight teeth I2 adjacent the opposite ends of the body or strip are relatively closely spaced while intermediate the ends of the body or strip said teeth are more widely spaced, the spacing between the teeth gradually increasing toward the middle point 0f the body or strip.

The body or strip I0 also has integrally formed therewith a cylindrical portion or por`- tions I3 extending above the upper @dee 0f the strip and projecting laterally from the sid@ .qf the strip and merging with' both longitudinal edges of the strip. The illustrated form has two such cylindrical portions located at the oppo .site ends of the Strip- The ciflrifiical portions I3 preferably have their .opposite lends" formed conyergently in a dir'ectiorli'awayfrolm the strip with the outer side of the portions curved concentrically to the curvature oi the strip. vThe cylindrical portions I3 may be designated as roll forming portions since theyfunction toiorm 'the `roll of h air.

The comb lmay be economically and eiiiciently lmade from suitable plastic materialand preferably Will have a certain measure .of flexibility in addition to the flexibility tf'tne'metai 'spring il. fllhe flexibility of the comb and of the ifnetal spring should be such that when .it has the curved'configuration from en d to endfas shown and described herein the ends of thecomb can beslightv ly spread apart in applying the comb and then when released will g'rip'thev sides ofthe wearers head and hold theco"mb in position around .the back` ofthe head.

The diagrammatic illustrations of Figs. 3 to V6 2" `inclusive -show the ,manner in whichthe comb A is vato-plied to the back of the wearers head, .it being understoodthat these yiews illust lt e the at the back of the head.

In Fig. 3 the hairlat the back of vthe vhead is shown as having been combed orbrushed straight preparatory Atoepplying Ythe comb. rIfheH user of the comb then takes the sameandspreads" the ends thereof slightly apart and their'positionsl it inthe hair sothe .oute'isurfac'es offthe'cylindrii cal portions I3 are 44 engaging 'thelyhal'ir' while vthe straight teeth IN2 arelocatedlin the hair near the ends' thereof. The user rotates vthe comb in the direction indicated bythe arrowfirom its position of Fig. 3 into its position of Fig. 4. Durfi ing such rotation ,the hair is vpartially lformed into a roll around the vr cyl'indricfa'fl portions i3.'4 It will be understood that this partial'roll of V.the hair also extends between the cylindricalportions I3 and around the bodyor strip IUandthespring II'. The user then continuesthe rotation of ,the comb inthe directionrofthearrow from thelpo'si tion of Fig. 4 into the positionV of Fig'.I .5, at which time the roll of hairis almost `completed.'and the cylindrical portions It, body I0 (and sprir'ig'tl are substantially entirely ,witlliin the 'relatively completed roll of hair,' it being piloted, however, that none .Qf .the heli .is with@ th-@Ylndlel portions. It will also be noted by reference to Fig. 5 that at this time the straight teeth I2 are pointed angularly upwardly in the rollof hair. The user continues to rotate the comb in the direction of the arrow until the straight teeth I2 are pointing downwardly, whereupon the comb is raised slightly and then moved downwardly into the position of Fig. 6. At this time the cylindrical portions I3, body l and spring II are completely located Within the roll While the straightteeth I2 extend downwardly through the-"hair oi the roll and retain the comb in position in the roll.

' It will be noted that when the comb is thus fully applied none of the hair of the roll is within the cylindrical portions I3 and therefore the hair is not ensnarled in any curved portions of the comb which would hinder its removal from the roll when the user desires to do so.

1t will be noted further that the entire comb is concealed by the hair and that when the user releases the ends of the` comb the latter will contract due tothe" iiexibility of the comb and Will gripI the sides ofthe head. v'Thus''thecoinb to'- gether withthe'retaining'function oi the' teeth' I2 f is `niaintain'ed in po'sition'onthe head.

` lroin'the'oreg'oing it will beiseen that a comb embodying thepres'ent invention'can be readily and eiiectively applied to form a roll" of'hair and that when the roll has been formed ,the comb will be'retairied in'positin'to maintain the' ioll and .will be completely'conc'ealed bythe rollof hair'. `Althouglfi'a'p1'^'eferre`d 'embodiment'of the invention has beendl'lustiated and described it' Will be -dnderstood that theinve'ntio'n is susceptible of various modifications and adaptations within the scop'eof'the'alpedd c'laiii Having thusdescr'ibed my invention, I claim:

A comb' comprising a' body 'Strip,` a Vseries of straight retaining teeth extending `from one longitudinal edge'"offs'aid body strip andnioreclosely spaced together adjacent ,the opposite Vends of the body vstrip "than intermediate said ends, and spaced cylindrical portions integral with said bodystrip and projecting laterally from a side thereo'above thefatt'aching ends of said teeth and -merging .witlr'bothy longitudinal edges of saidbodyistrip.`

4 AUGUST L. VOIGHT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the fue of this paient:

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